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Nonelectronic documents designed and used to create, update, or modify records in an electronic medium; or electronic records containing data used to update a separate computer file. Sometimes called source records or source documents.

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The usefulness of records in documenting the substance of persons, places, things, or matters dealt with by an agency. The utility of the data contained in records, such as aerial photographs, engineering drawings, scientific observation data, navigation charts, etc. Informational value is considere [..]

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Records approved for destruction on a records schedule, either immediately or after a specified retention period. Also called disposable records or nonpermanent records. See also Appraisal; contrast to Permanent records.

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(1) A survey of agency records and nonrecord materials that is conducted primarily to develop records schedules and also to identify various records management problems, such as improper applications of recordkeeping technology. (2) The results of such a survey. (3) (Arch) A type of finding aid for [..]

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) A small optical disk on which text, data, sounds, visual images, and the like can be recorded digitally and then read by a laser beam, decoded, and transmitted to a computer, television, or playback device.

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Documents such as notes, calculations, or drafts assembled or created and used in the preparation or analysis of other documents. Usually retained by the originator at the point of use with limited retention value.

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Records essential to the continued functioning or reconstitution of an organization during and after an emergency (emergency operating records). Also those records essential to protecting the legal and financial rights of the organization and of the individuals directly affected by its activities (r [..]